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Old Posted Dec 21, 2017, 8:43 AM
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Looks like the Platform is already bringing down the Big Boys on Jefferson a day after they announced their project.

Well, that was quick. The Platform is already tearing down the Big Boy on Jefferson:

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Big Boy being demolished to make way for The Platform development

By Annalise Frank | Crain's Detroit Business

December 20, 2017

Able Demolition of Shelby Township began tearing down the Big Boy restaurant on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit Wednesday morning to make way for The Platform LLC's planned 8- to 10-story mixed-use building.

Major demolition and debris load-out should be complete by Friday afternoon, with the rest of the work finishing up Monday, Jake Koresky, vice president of Able Demolition, said in an email Wednesday.
In news that bodes well for Detroit's population...

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Mich. gets 6th straight year of population growth

By Christine McDonald | The Detroit News

December 20, 2017

More people moved to Michigan than left the state in 2017, leading to its sixth straight year of population growth.

U.S. Census data released Wednesday found that the state’s residents increased by 28,866, or 0.3 percent, to 9,962,311 as of July 2017. That’s the largest jump since 2001.

The data showed more residents moving in than leaving, with net migration at 10,481 people. That’s the first gain since at least 2000, said Kurt Metzger, a demographer and director emeritus of Data Driven Detroit.


“It’s extremely positive,” Metzger said. “This shows Michigan is holding onto more of its residents and attracting others. We are seeing a turnaround. This is the best we’ve done in the last two decades.”

Residents leaving Michigan for other states dropped by about half. In 2016, the census found 26,779 moved out of Michigan compared with 12,698 who left this year. That’s the smallest number of people leaving Michigan for other states since at least 2000.
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